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Oldsmobile Alero 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98075 · NHTSA communication 615115 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Product recall campaign to inspect vehicles exhibiting a condition in which the steering wheel becomes loose on the steering shaft due to the steering wheel retaining nut not being tightened to specified torque. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.